Guns, Germs and Steel

[tolbiny]

I think waht Richard Tanner is getting at is the stark differences between a woman like Condi and the average minority in america. Rice does not represent the average Black woman because of her education level and success in her pursuits. This is not Condi's "fault"- but to hold her up and to "look at the progress we are making, a black woman as secretary of state" is totally ignoring the fact that the average unemployment levels and incarceration levels of minorities are extremely high in this country, and their education levels are still very poor.

[Cyrus]

I got the joke, Tanner, no worries.

I only lamented that subsequently the focus was exclusively on it. (Once again, this "pinko liberal", yours truly, I mean, pointed out in this thread the quiet but momentous achievements of the Dubya administration, in promoting to high positions of power people from minorities without so much as a pip of protest from the old Right. This should've been news.)

Take care.

[Richard Tanner]

1) Please, call me Cody. I just use Richard because it's my given name. Cody is what I am called in real life.

2) Yes, oh my god, Yes. You got it. You sir are my new Hero.

Cody

[Richard Tanner]

No one on the right cares what you say from what I've seen (which is such a waste), just that it gives them fodder for an argument. No worries, I'm from the other axis (Libertarian), so we're cool.

Cody